Naima b roberts biography of william
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When it comes to fiction, there are different grades of it, from trash to learning from the books.
Girl, you wrote another book aimed at teens – From Somalia, with Love. My agent then told me that she could get my first book published, From My Sisters’ Lips. The multicultural publishers loved it and I began my publishing career with one of the multicultural publishers. She was born in Leeds, grew up in Zimbabwe and went to university in London.
Girl touches on some very sensitive issues, such as gang culture and drugs. She went on to gain a first-class degree from the University of London. I love reading Islamic history, too, especially Road to Mecca.
I’d like to add that if you’re already a reader of fiction, then I challenge you to read non-fiction. I also wanted to bring Malik (one of the characters in the story) to the fore and show that the heroine, Farhana, could do the right thing.
Girl, is out now.
You’re an author AND editor of SISTERS. You have to be patient with your parents, but stay strong. I was at a mixed school and at 14 asked my parents to send me to a girls’ school. But I took the decision for writing fiction because children are reading it already and I felt I had to provide alternative fiction.
It’s important to arm children with that skill.
Writing requires more work than reading will. It’s not easy being a teen, because these books feed the nafs (soul or self) and their desires, and their need to feel beautiful about themselves. After my son was born, I started a home school. It’s one of the biggest things you have to deal with at a time when you need a space to grow up and be yourself, find out who you are.’
Amirah has also tried and rejected a more mainstream teenage lifestyle and chosen to navigate relationships within Muslim culture.
Everyone has a haraam element in their life; it’s what you do about them that make the difference. He’s a good guy all around and not a player. It’s important to realise that we will face problems and trials when following the Straight Path and that it’s part of the deen (Religion. Until then, she is happy to keep telling untold stories, calling for increased representation in children's books and mentoring other aspiring Muslim writers with her writing groups and programmes....more
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She has written several multicultural books for children, including 'The Swirling Hijaab', 'Going to Mecca' and 'Ramadan Moon'.